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Impact investing market map: Green buildings
Green building projects are well known to companies in this field, as well as by investors and policy makers.
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Impact investing market map: Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture as a thematic investment is relatively new in the impact investing industry; but while few companies currently work or invest in this area, it is a growing market.
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Impact investing market map: Affordable housing
Affordable housing is crucial for social development and social equality; around 1.6 billion people are housed inadequately, of which around one billion live in slums and informal settlements.
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The European Commission Action Plan: Action 9
The European Commission Action Plan: An assessment of the reform areas for PRI signatories provides an overview of the area of reforms. Action 9 focuses on strengthening sustainability disclosure and accounting rule-making.
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The European Commission Action Plan: Action 7
The European Commission Action Plan: An assessment of the reform areas for PRI signatories provides an overview of the main areas of reforms. Action 7 focuses on clarifying institutional investors’ and asset managers’ duties.
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The European Commission Action Plan: Action 5
The European Commission Action Plan: An assessment of the reform areas for PRI signatories provides an overview of the main reform areas. Action 5 focuses on developing sustainability benchmarks.
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The European Commission Action Plan: Action 1
The European Commission Action Plan: An assessment of the reform areas for PRI signatories provides an overview of the main reform areas. Action 1 looks at establishing an EU classification system for sustainability activities.
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Explaining the EU Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth
On 7 March 2018, the European Commission released an action plan for financing sustainable growth. The plan is a response to recommendations from the High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Sustainable Finance, which were submitted to the Commission on 31 January 2018.
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Fiduciary duty in the 21st century: Ireland roadmap
As a step towards implementing Fiduciary duty in the 21st century’s recommendations, the Ireland roadmap sets out recommendations in four categories: regulation, capacity building, stewardship and intermediation and corporate reporting.
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Fiduciary duty in the 21st century: Ohio roadmap
As a step towards implementing Fiduciary duty in the 21st century’s recommendations, the Ohio roadmap sets out recommendations in four categories: treasurer offices, universities, public pension funds and climate change coalitions.
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ESG in credit ratings: lessons from the automotive sector
The PRI’s forum on ESG in credit ratings that took place in Frankfurt focused on the automotive sector.
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The ESG in Credit Ratings Initiative: looking ahead
While it is still too early to identify solutions to the problems frequently encountered by investors and CRAs when incorporating ESG factors in credit risk analysis, there are ripe opportunities for further work.
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Investor-CRA disconnect 4: communication and transparency
An overview of the PRI’s observations on the investor-CRA disconnect related to communication and transparency.
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Investor-CRA disconnect 3: organisational approaches to ESG
An overview of the PRI’s observations on the investor-CRA disconnect related to organisational approaches to ESG.
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Investor-CRA disconnect 2: relevant time horizons to consider
An overview of the PRI’s observations on the investor-CRA disconnect related to relevant time horizons to consider.
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Exploring the disconnects between investors and credit rating agencies
ESG factors are not new to credit risks analysis, but ESG as a systematic analysis framework is.
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The ESG in Credit Ratings Initiative
This is the second report in a three-part series and the output of a project which started in 2015 when, following an investor survey, the PRI assembled a working group to improve understanding of how ESG factors affect credit risk analysis.
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ESG, credit risk and ratings: part 2 - exploring the disconnects
Credit practitioners from investors and credit rating agencies (CRAs) are uniting to discuss environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics.
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The European Commission Action Plan: Action 10
The European Commission Action Plan: An assessment of the reform areas for PRI signatories provides an overview of the main areas of reform. Action 10 focuses on fostering sustainable corporate governance and attenuating short-termism in capital markets.